Pregnancy & Parenting - 29 July 2007

My 9 yr. old needs to learn how the decisions, good or bad, affect her. Can you include a method for rewarding good behavior and one for bad behavior? Like chart or bank of some kind? Include all details please, thank you!

2007-07-29 18:20:57 · 7 answers · asked by Daya81 5 in Grade-Schooler

I had a baby 9 weeks ago. I was given an epidural at the very end of my labor.....anyhow part of my thigh on one of my legs still doesn't have all of the feeling back. Has anyone else had something similar to this happen? I had an epidual with my first baby and didn't have any lasting effects from it.
Thanks

2007-07-29 18:14:28 · 5 answers · asked by Christine 4 in Newborn & Baby

Boys:
Kaidan
Kelton
Tristan

Girl:
Bethany
Kylynne
Brooklynne

2007-07-29 18:12:25 · 25 answers · asked by McLovin 3 in Baby Names

2007-07-29 18:00:23 · 9 answers · asked by ilovemyssgt 3 in Baby Names

i dont want to be like my mom. i love her...ALOT, but she does drugs, shes never around, she doesnt listen to me that much...and i dont feel i can talk to her about anything. now dotn say go call defax, my dad is awsome and is always around. and my mom does some nice things for me...but am i a bad person for not wanting to end up like my mother.

2007-07-29 17:47:25 · 22 answers · asked by ineedacoolerusername 1 in Adolescent

Candee Saphrin? Candee is just like Candy but spelled differently. Saphrin is just like Saffrin but spelled defferently. Do you like the name? I think i really love it!

2007-07-29 17:30:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

2007-07-29 17:16:25 · 12 answers · asked by Laura E 4 in Parenting

I used a condom and pulled out before i finished and she was supposed to start her period today and didn't...should i be worried?

2007-07-29 17:10:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

The reason I ask is because my 10yo sister still throw-up anywhere. She doesnt throw up that often so she hasnt really gotten used to the feeling(shake, sweat, salty taste) you get before you throw up. How long did it take before they threw up in the toilet all the time? Or have a few accidents?

2007-07-29 17:10:14 · 9 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 in Grade-Schooler

what i'm saying is, I don't know if i want to just be kid for a while more. or just be a teen. what do i do.

2007-07-29 17:04:38 · 18 answers · asked by Grilled cheese lover 2 in Adolescent

ok so i'm like kinda inbetween an A and a B cup, and i was thinking about going to get measured. ok my question is, when you are getting measured, do you stand there and bear it all, or do you wear your bra, or a little undershirt or something?

2007-07-29 16:56:27 · 24 answers · asked by that girl♥ 1 in Adolescent

I work with a young girl who has been diagnosed with chickenpox. I have had chicken pox myself when I was about 7 years old. I am 13 weeks pregnant and am worried i may have caught them, because you can catch them twice and symptoms dont show until 2-3 weeks after being exposed. Has anyone else been in a similar situation, if so what did you do?

2007-07-29 16:55:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

just cause hes eating for like the 16th time today and i just ate real food for the first time today. i wasnt hungry earlier i ate a few cookies and that was it. so its like almost 11pm now and i got hungry so i made something to eat. but hes calling me names now. im not that skinny or anything. i just weigh 87. but hes being mean to me like always. im 14 and hes my twin brother. wat should i tell him to leave me alone.

2007-07-29 16:52:23 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

I just took my son off the bottle, I haven't given him a bottle all day long, he's 2 1/2 years old, so it's something that I needed to do. He already uses regular cups to drink liquids, but he wont drink milk from one, and if he does drink, it wont be much. He does eat cereal in a bowl, and I know he takes some milk that way.
My question is, since most likely I wont get him to drink a whole glass of milk, which foods can I give him that will provide him with everything that milk has?
Also, which vitamins are best for a child his age? I've never given him any type, so I have no idea where to start.
Thank you in advance for all your opinions! God bless!

Please do not make any comments about how old he is, and that he shouldn't be drinking a bottle anymore, it was my choice to do so, and don't need or want any type of criticism. I just want information on foods.

2007-07-29 16:49:37 · 3 answers · asked by Butterflies 4 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

a hard time pooing? what can i do if he having a hard time pooing? he did pooing but its hard and his pooing is hard like tootsie ...is it normal or no?

2007-07-29 16:47:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

Do you think it's too late to teach my 13 year old daughters to be more responsible and quit being so mouthy?? I am having heart palpatations from all the stress!! Please tell me some good news......

2007-07-29 16:36:28 · 14 answers · asked by Mustang Sally 5 in Adolescent

Like "I'll give you something to cry about"
LOL!!

2007-07-29 16:04:55 · 16 answers · asked by sarahbeth 4 in Parenting

I'm curious if it is considered rape for a woman to become pregnant from sperm she came in contact with that wasn't meant to have anything to do with her. Like if you were to ejaculate in a swimming pool, and a woman gets pregnant from this sperm (even though the sperm would be killed long before it gets a chance to get to the woman, let's just suppose somehow the woman is impregnated by it).

2007-07-29 15:53:26 · 38 answers · asked by John 2 in Pregnancy

im scheduled to have a c section because the baby is breech and he will not turn...hes stubborn like his daddy...ne who its on thursday sugust 2nd and i am starting to get a really high amount of anxiety...my husband is in the ARMY and stationed in korea...he will not be able to be home for the birth...we have both accepted it...but i am so scared that something will go wrong and he will not be able to make it in time....or that the epidural will paralyze me...this is my second child but my first was born vaginally with no complications...im so scared that everything that can go wrong during this will go wrong...any advice on how to cope with this? and also what to expect before during and after?

2007-07-29 15:48:16 · 5 answers · asked by manda 2 in Pregnancy

2007-07-29 15:45:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

so i think im kinda a bad kid i mean like u have to ask me things over and over i mean i try i really trry but i think im just bad. i asked this question before is my mom rite for treating me this way? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ak6yTf5NigevOGoqbDkcSFvsy6IX?qid=20070729190623AAQZd9d

2007-07-29 15:37:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

How young/old does a baby have to be before you can put him in highchair???

2007-07-29 15:31:01 · 11 answers · asked by Jenel 3 in Newborn & Baby

my daughter is now 6 months. I have been trying to have her weaned by oct 1st. I am not doing well. I can't pump and she just chews on the bottle and laughs at me when I give it to her. Is it because she doesn't like the formula? Or because she doesn't understand the bottle??? Help!!! Any help would be great.

2007-07-29 15:17:41 · 8 answers · asked by learnin_toluvme 3 in Newborn & Baby

please tell me ur suggestion on the best name for a boy i like
1. Shawn Christian (as his first name)
2. Christian (by itself)
3. Shawn(by itself)
4. Garrett
and middle names are
1.Dean 2. Al or Alvin (for my grandpa) 3. wayne which first and middle names go together

2007-07-29 15:14:29 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

Jesse, Joseph, Justin, Jack, James, Nathan, Michael, or Mark for a boy

Lily, Michelle, Lilianna, Elianna, Rose, Jade, Amy, or Cassady for a girl

help with middle names?
please no negative comments!

2007-07-29 15:08:14 · 26 answers · asked by baseballgrl33 1 in Baby Names

What you think of people with the name colleen, etc.

2007-07-29 15:07:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

2007-07-29 14:46:37 · 5 answers · asked by annelycia 1 in Grade-Schooler

When I met him, he was 27 years old living at his dad's house and had just lost a job working as a night auditor at a hotel. We dated for a while then I found out he had an 8 year old son from ex-wife of 4-5 years, which I was attracted to because I wanted to have kids someday and he seemed like a good father and not scared of marriage. He was a nice people person, always helping out and doing romantic things for me. He even started saving up for my engagement ring after only 4 months of us dating then surprised me with it about a year later.

When we met, I was working as a cocktail waitress at bars and drinking couple times a week and he didn’t like it and almost dumped me so I quit drinking to prove I wasn’t an alcoholic (which I wasn’t) and even quit the job so he wouldn’t get jealous and it was just a fun job for me to make extra cash with anyway; I didn’t care about it.

I’m 22, he’s 29 and we’ve been living in MY house for about a year. Now we’re expecting a baby boy next month and I’m not working (I quit my job as a poker dealer because they had no business so it wasn’t worth my time) and he just started a job a month ago as a graveyard cook at a restaurant. Before that, he took his first semester of college and I pretty much did his work for him and tried to explain it to him. I’m not saying I’m a genius but I’ve been to college, tech school and was always head of my class.

He was in the Coast Guard when he was my age, married and taking care of his ex and their son working 2 jobs. He was also in a band doing small bar gigs when I met him. This all sounded good to me but now I’m questioning our relationship. I’ll leave out the other problems we have but my main concern is with money. We both want to start a business and I WILL but I don’t think he has what it takes. Today he told me he wants to quit his job because it’s too much with the 11 hour shifts and he has no time to spend with his son and I, and I would be fine with that but I know he’s not going to help me out as much as I need him to get this business started so we don’t have to worry about money and finding crap jobs.

He doesn’t seem to think long term about things, he gets frustrated, and he’ll enthusiastically help out anyone who asks him which uses up most of his time but when I ask him for help, I get an attitude, it gets done half assed or not at all. He doesn’t have common sense sometimes and I’ll end up having to do what I asked him to do anyway.

When I was on my own, I had plenty of money for my needs, enough space in my house where it wasn’t hard to maintain and it was much easier overall. This guy doesn’t pick up after himself and thinks if he cleans the house once a month I’ll be satisfied. I do almost all housework. He has tons of clothes and the laundry is ridiculous. He’s a packrat and I need an organized clean home to run my business out of.

I’ve always been a generous person and I split everything with him and go out of my way to do things for him. Last week, he told me his paychecks were going to start going into my bank account, then today he grabs all the money and says he’s holding onto it.

We broke up once before because I let his friend stay with us which I thought was for overnight and turned into a month. I finally kicked him out because it was causing problems in our relationship and I’m not supporting an alcoholic grown man 10 years older than me. Fiancé was complaining about how much money he spent on me when I never asked him to do it and I spent just as much, if not more, on him.

Fiancé was offended I asked his friend to leave and one night when I got home from my poker job, both of their stuff was gone and a couple of my things. I actually came home early that night and caught him moving the rest out and he claimed it was an accident and returned my stuff. Two months later he begged for me back and I gave him a chance. I’m sure it’s better living with me than his parents.

I do love this guy and don’t want my baby to grow up without a father, but he’s really holding me back and I can’t take his little toddler temper tantrums when he’s asked to do something. I will have enough of that with my new baby and I need some support by my side, not another kid I have to look after. I’m just writing my thoughts here and wondering if it would be better for me to raise this child alone and work on my business since I doubt he’ll be of much help. I’d never deprive him of seeing his son and hope we could be friends or at least civil with each other.

I might add that I don’t have a family myself except for my grandmother but she will be gone any day now. My mother is a psychotic *****, seriously. She’s even going to mental health court and was on drugs over 10 years. I’m not really allowed to see my younger siblings and they live far. Never met my dad and don’t talk to any other relatives. Will the love of my child be enough to keep me strong to make my dreams come true and our lives better without any other support or help?

2007-07-29 14:36:26 · 14 answers · asked by Holly Berry 4 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

I am 12 and Im responsible and pretty mature, to tell you the truth! Im trying to get babysitting jobs but i think people think im too young!!

2007-07-29 14:29:52 · 13 answers · asked by Fox and the Hound 3 in Adolescent

I am 5 weeks pregnant and I was just wondering when morning sickness kicked in for people in here...or if it ever did. I get really bad hunger pains...but no real sickness yet. Also...any recomendations for a cream to prevent stretch marks?? Thanks guys!

2007-07-29 14:23:56 · 11 answers · asked by italosprincess 2 in Pregnancy